NEW DELHI:
Indore is India's cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan 2020, the fifth edition of the annual
cleanliness survey of the country. The city has bagged the spot fourth time in a row. Gujarat's Surat is on second spot and Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai is on third.
"Heartiest congratulations! Indore is India's cleanest city 4th year in a row. The city & its people have shown exemplary dedication towards cleanliness," said Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs,
Hardeep Singh Puri said in a tweet.
The Union Minister also congratulated Jalandhar Cantt for being India's cleanest cantonment in Swachh Bharat Survekshan 2020.
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The system of ranking towns makes sense only when the public knows both about the performers and the non-performers. Revealing the names of laggards is not to demotivate them, but to put some pressure on such towns to improve. Hiding a slacker’s name means there is no disincentive against staying a slacker.
The ancient holy town of Varanasi is rightfully the cleanest town on the banks of river Ganga, the Minister said in another tweet.